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SIDE DELIVERY HAY BAKE.

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OTIS J. NUGENT, OF HIAVVATHA, KANSAS.

SIDE-DELIVERY HAY-RAKE.

SPEGIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 653,310, dated July 10,1900. Application filed July 28, 1899. Serial No. 725,363. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTIS J. NUGENT, residing at Hiawatha, in the countyof Brown and State of Kansas,'have invented a new and useful Improvementin Side-Delivery Hay- Rakes, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to side-delivery hayrakes; and my object is toproduce a machine of this character which will reliably gather up thehay in its path and deposit it in uniform windrows extending parallel tothe'line followed by the machine in its passage over the field.

A further object is to produce a machine of this character of simple,strong, durable, compact, and inexpensive construction.

To these ends the invention consists in certain novel and peculiarfeatures of construction and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the invention maybe fully understood, reference is to be had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a vertical section taken on theline I I of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine. of themachine, the tongue only being in section. Fig. 4 is a sectionalperspective view of the rake.

In the said drawings,wherein like numerals and letters of referencerefer to corresponding parts, the wheeled frame of the machine isconstructed as follows:

1 2 designate a pair of parallel transverse bars arranged at a suitabledistance apart and connected at their ends by the upper or longer arms 3of frames F, preferably of metal, and embracing also the parallel lowerarms 4 and the connecting end arms 5.

6 designates standards connecting framearms 3 and 4, and 7 a shaftjournaled in said standards and forming the axle for and adapted to bedriven by the carrying-wheels 8.

9 designates a smaller parallel shaft journaled in the lower ends ofsaid standards and provided with crank-arms 10, connected by alifting-rod 11, for throwing the rake R to its inoperative position,said rake consisting of a plurality ofequidistant teeth in the form ofrods 12, bent at their rear ends to form coils or eyes 13, looselymounted on crank-shaft 9 Fig. 3 is a front View and extending forwardand downward to a point near the ground and forwardly from such point ina plane approximately parallel with the ground a sufficient distancetoefliciently gather up the hay in their path, as hereinafter explained,the front ends being bent back underneath the body portion, as shown at14, in order that the rake maymore readily ride over small obstructionsor inequalities in the surface of the ground. The

rake-teeth have an independent vertical movement on the crank-shaft 9and are maintained at the requisite distance apart by thespacing-rollers 15 upon said shaft, which rollers, in a manner whichhereinafter appears, facilitate the discharge of the hay off the rearend of the rake. The rake at its opposite ends is provided with skeletonguard-rods 16 and 17, secured by rivets or in any other suitable mannerto the end most teeth 12, andex tending upward and rearward for apurpose which will be hereinafter explained, the guard-rod 17 beingprovided with a curved extension 17, terminating adjacent to the rearportion of the contiguous wheel 8 and serving to prevent the hay as itis discharged from the machine from coming in contact with the saidwheel.

18 designates a crankshaft journaled in boxings 19, secured to the frontend of arms 3, the cranks of said shaft being pivotally connected bylinks 20 with the crank-arms 10 'of shaft 9. Crank-shaft 18 is providedwith a crank-handle 21, having the customary dog 22 for engagement withthe notched sector 23, secured to the transverse bar 2. This lever 'iswithin convenient reach of the driver upon seat 24:, secured to theupper end of springsupport 25, bolted or otherwise secured to the tongue26 of the vehicle, the tongue being bolted rigidly to barsl and 2.

By reference to the drawings it will'be noticed that the rake-liftingrod 11 underlies the rake-teeth, and that in consequence the propermanipulation of lever 21 will raise the rake-teeth, and therefore throwthe rake to an inoperative position, and that by reversing suchmanipulation of the lever the rake will be caused by gravity to resumeits original or operativeposition. u

Under proper proportional construction a small space will intervenebetween the liftrod and each rake-tooth in order that said teeth mayindividually descend on encountering a cavity or depression in theirpath,and therefore insure a thorough raking operation.

27 designates a platform connecting the lower arms 4 of frames F andpreferably provided at its rear edge with a vertical andobliquely-extending Wall orflange 27 ,formed with clips 27 b at itsends. The object of this wall is hereinafter referred to, but it is tobe understood that it is not an indispensable element of the machine.Journaled in frames F are the vertical shafts 28 and 29, the formerbeing located in front of the latter and both provided with enlargementsor rollers 30, flanged at their lower ends in order that theobliquely-extendin belt or apron 31 conuecting the rollers may beprevented from sliding downward on the rollers, and in order that thisbelt may be positive and reliable in its conveyance of the hay, in amanner herein after explained, it is provided with a plurality ofoutwardly-projecting pins or hooks 32. The slippage of the belt is alsoguarded against by the sprocket-chain 33, preferably secured at itsupper end to the belt or apron andengaging sprocket-wheels 34 and 35upon shafts 28 and 29, respectively. Said shafts also serve as a supportor brace for the vertical wall 27, hereinbefore described, by extendingup through the clips 27", (see Fig. 2

it being desirable to brace said wall because it serves to limit thedistance which the front of the belt can yield under the heavy pressureof the hay as it accumulates on the machine. In order to throw thisconveyer in and out of gear with the drive shaft or axle 7, thefollowing mechanism is provided: 36 designates a large sprocket-wheelhaving a laterally-projecting hub 37 and keyed to slide upon and rotatewith shaft 7, said hub carrying the customary band 38, to which ispivoted the lower or bifurcated end of the lever 39, fulcrumed to thebracket 40, bolted or otherwise secured to the contiguous frame-arms 3,a

spring 41,- carried by the bracket 40, being utilized by engagement withsaid lever to hold the gear-wheel 36 in engagement with the smallcog-wheel 42, secured rigidly on a short shaft 43, journaled in thebearing 44, secured to the framework of the machine. This cogwheel 42 isformed integral with a bevel- .gear 45, meshing with a similarbevel-gear 46, secured upon the upper end of conveyershaft 28. r

In order to conveniently manipulate lever 39, and thereby throw theconveyer in or out of gear with the drive sprocket-wheel 36, a handbar47 is pivoted to the upper end of lever 39 and near its handle end isprovided in its under side with a series of ratchet-teeth 48,adapted forengagement with the locking-bar 49, se

7 cured to and projecting from the seat-standard or other convenientpoint, said lockingbar also serving as a guide for bar 47 by theprovision of an opening 50, through which said hand bar extends.

In the practical operation of the machine, supposing the parts to occupythe position shown in full lines in the drawings, it will be apparentthatin driving across the field the loose hay will be gathered up andforced by its own accumulation upward and rearward upon the rake, andassisted by the frictionally-turned rollers 15 on shaft 9 will drop downupon the platform 27 and be crowded rearward against the conveyer,operating in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2. As the haygathered up by the rake increases in quantity, it presses withsufficient force against said moving conveyer to cause the latter,through the operation of hooks 32, to continuously discharge it from thelefthand end of the machine between the conveyer and the curvedextension 17 of the rake in uniform quantity and in a line or windrowwhich parallels the course of the machine across the field.

In the operation of the machine it is obvious that the tendency of thehay just outside of the swath made by the rake and interlocked with thehay within said swath and gathered up by the rake will be to cling toand rise with the hay last referred to, but beyond the ends of the rake.Such effect would soon interfere with the free and proper operation ofthe machine, and in order to prevent it the guard-rods 16 17 areprovided to elevate the interlocked hay so high that it will be liftedclear of the ground and its weight utilized in breaking such interlockedconnection, and consequently cause the elevated hay beyond the ends ofthe rake to drop back upon the ground, one of said guard-rods beingextended, as hereinbefore explained, for the purpose of holding the haydischarged by the conveyer away from the contiguous carrying- Wheel.

In traveling to or from the field or to avoid encounter with a rock,tree-stump, or other projection which might inflict injury the drivergrasps and operates lever 21 to elevate the rake a safe distance, thedog 22' and sector 23 being utilized to hold it elevated, if desired.

It is to be understood that although I have illustrated and describedthe preferred embodiment of my invention I reserve the right to make allchanges which properly fall within its spirit and scope.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by'Iietters Patent, is-- 1. A side-delivery hay-rake, comprisinga wheeled frame, a rake carried thereby with its front end depressed soas to pass nnder neath the hay, and a driven endless conveyer mounted onvertical rollers in the wheeled frame and arranged to receive the hay asit is gathered up by the rake and forced by its own accumulation upwardand backward against said conveyer, said conveyer then discharging thehay adjacent to one of the carrying-wheels, substantially as described.

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2. A side-delivery hay-rake, comprising a Wheeled frame, a rake carriedthereby with its forward end depressed, a driven endless conveyor,mounted on vertical rollers, to receive the hay from the rake anddischarge it adjacent to one of the carrying'wheels, and means to throwthe rake to an inoperative po sition by elevating its front end,substantially as described.

3. A side-delivery hay-rake, comprising a Wheeled frame, a rake carriedthereby with its front end depressed, an endless conveyor mounted onvertical rollers and geared to one of the wheels of the frame to receivethe hay from the rake and discharge itadjacent to one of thecarrying-wheels, and means to throw said oonveyer out of gear with saidWheel, substantially as described.

4. A side-delivery hay-rake, comprising a wheeled frame, embodying apair of vertical rectangular frames and a platform connecti ng theirlower ends, a rake carriedwith its front end depressed, and a drivenendless hook-arms, means to operate said conveyer,

and a pivoted rake having its front end depressed, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I afrix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

OTIS J. NUGENT.

Witnesses:

H. R. CHITWooD, Mrs. W. H. CLARK.

